Awning structure.



l W. H. MEYST.

AWNING STRUCTURE.

APPLIGATION FILED 001'. 26, 1908. RENEWED JUNE 17, 1911.

1,030,421 Patented June 25, 1912.

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AWNING STRUCTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1912.

Application filed October 26, 1908, Serial No. 459,655. Renewed June1'7, 1911. Serial No. 633,841.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VVILLIAM H. MEYs'r, acitizen of the United States, residing at Champaign, in the county ofChampaign and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Awning Structures, of which the following is a full,clear, concise, and eXact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to awning structures, particularly to individualawning structures.

In prior awning structures the support for one end is usually inpermanent position and the adjustment of the awning structure is thusgenerally limited. This permanent support is also usually at the verytop of the window. This is unnecessary, as the upper half of the windowcan be taken care of by the shade at the inside of the-window. The lowerpart of the window is the one mostly used, and therefore it is verydesirable that provisions be made in the awning structure so thatadjustment can be made for ventilation and air flow, as well as forlight. In prior awning structures adjustment for the lower sash isnecessarily limited on account of the construction and method ofapplying the awning structure.

The principal object, therefore, of my in vention is to produce anawning structure which is particularly adaptable for con trolling theventilation, air flow and light atthe lower part of a window. Theconstruc tion and application of my. improved awning structure isclearly shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a topview showing the awning structure applied to a support. Fig. 2 is a sideview. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken from plane 3, 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 1is a top view on a reduced scale, showing a position into which theawning structure can be adjusted. Fig. 5 is a side sectional Viewshowing the upper part of the awning frame inclined toward the window.

The shade 1, which may be-of canvas or other suitable mate-rial, iscarried on a roller 2, which may be of the ordinary shade-rollerconstruction having at one end a pivot pin 3 and at the other end thepolygonal exten sion 4: engaging with suitable ratchet mechanism notshown. The supporting frame for this roller comprises the side-bars 5and the top and bot-tom cross-bars 6. At the top of the side bar at thepivot end of the roller there is a pivot hole 7 for receiving the pivotpin 3, while at the top of the side-bar at the ratchet end of the rolleris provided a notch 8 for receiving the polygonal extension 1 connectedwith the ratchet mechanism. The application of the roller to theside-bars is similar to that of inside shades, the pin 8 being firststuck into the hole 7 and then the end 4 passed through entrance slot 9into the notch 8. The end 10 of the shade material loops about across-rod 11 whose ends project beyond the shade material and which endsmay terminate in heads 12, as shown in Fig. 3. By grasping the shadeend, the shade can be rolled up or unrolled to any desired degree, as iswell understood.

Cut in the front edges of the side-bars 5 are.

passageways 12 which lead upwardly to rectangular pockets 13 forreceiving the ends of the shade rod 11. The width of these passageways12 is slightly less than the width of the rod 11, and therefore this rodwill be retained in the pockets 13, it being necessary to turn the rodbefore it can be moved throughthe slot 12. I also preferably providepockets 14 extending downward from passageways 12, each pocket 14: beingdirectly below the pocket 13 to form one long pocket in which theretained end of the rod 11 can play. The lower pocket-s 14 also enablethe rod 11 to be more easily placed in the detent pocket 13, the rod 11being first slightly twist-ed, then pushed downwardly throughpassageways 12 into pockets 14L, whereupon the rod is free to be carriedinto the detent pockets 13 by the action of the spring roller. The rod11 of itself will not twist, and therefore, although it can play up anddown in the pockets 13 and 14, it will not escape through passageway 12.Any number of retaining pockets can be provided, depending upon therange of adjustability desired.

The shade supporting frame just described is carried at the ends ofouter arms 15 whose inner ends are adjustably pivoted to inner arms 16,whose inner ends in turn are adjustably pivoted to the supportingmembers 17 which are adapted to be secured to a supporting structuresuch as the window frame. At the ends of the side-bars 5 are rectangularextensions 18 which are engaged by rectangular openings in thecross-bars 6. In the ends of the outer arms 15 are circular openings 19which receive the extensions 18, the arms being held to the side-barsbetween the cross-bars 6 and washers 20, which also engage theextensions 18. Cotter pins 20 passing through holes in the extensions 18hold the various members in place on said extensions. The side-bars andtop-bars are thus held together, but the arms 15 are rotatable about theextensions 18. At the pivot end of the arms 15 are formed circular heads21 having serrations 22 on one face. The outer pivot ends of the innerarms 16 likewise have circular heads 23 provided on one face withserrations 24, the heads and serrations engaging, and clamping screws 25passing centrally through the heads and having thumb nuts 26. The innerends of the inner rods have circular heads 27 with serrations 28 on oneface, which serrations engage with the serrated face of the circularhead 29 extending from the supporting members 17, which can be screwedor otherwise secured to the window frame. Clamping bolts 30 passcentrally through the heads 27 and 29 and have thumb nuts 31. The arms15 and 16 are therefore adjustable in horizontal planes, and the angularposition of the shade frame with reference to the building or window canbe varied. This adjustment can readily be accomplished by loosening ofthe thumb screws, and after such adjustment the thumb screws when drawnup tight will securely hold the arms and maintain the adjusted po sitionof the shade frame. In any position of the shade frame the shade can, ofcourse, be raised or lowered in a manner as has been described. Theshade frame can therefore be adjusted into any vertical plane in frontof the window either parallel to the window or at an angle therewith,and therefore very nice adjustment can be made for air flow orventilation, for light, and also for View through the lower window wheresuch adjustments are mostly desired. The inside shade usually present onwindows will take care of the upper part of the window. One adjustmentof the shade frame is shown in Fig. 4. Here the arms at the left sideare more extended, while at the right side the arms have been swunginwardly, the shade frame taking a position in a vertical plane at anangle with the window. Adjustment like this is very desirable fordeflecting air currents through the open windows into the room. In flatbuildings or in adjacent buildings where ventilation is necessarilylimited any air currents can be taken advantage of and directed into theroom by the adjusted shade. At the same time view through the windowfrom the outside will be closed. In rainy weather the shade frame can bebrought and locked directly against the window frame. In this positionthe shade could be protected from the rain or wind, and in inclementweather would act as a storm covering for the window. It may bedesirable at times to remove the shade as when the window is to bewashed. The roller can be removed at any time without disturbing theadjustment of the supporting members. The shade could also be adjustedto allow proper ventilation through the window, while at the same timepreventing the flow of currents directly across a table or desk, forexample, placed close to the window. Papers or light articles on thetable or desk would not therefore be disturbed. In bedrooms theadjustment could be made so that incoming air currents or drafts wouldbe deflected so as not to be harmful to the occupants of the room.

The topside of the frame can be brought in close to the window bycrimping the top supports, leaving the bottom side of the frame extendedor vice versa; as the circular holes 19 in arms 15 and alsotherectangul'ar slots in the bars 6 are large enough to allow sufficientplay and the cotter-pin holes in the extensions 18 are located at apoint to allow for this adjustment.

Other modifications could also be possible which would still come withinthe scope of my invention.

' The claims which I desire to secure by United States Letters Patentare as follows:

1. In an awning structure, the combina tion of an awning, a framesupporting said awning, means for supporting said frame from a wall andadapted for inclining anyone of the sides of said frame toward a windowin said wall.

2. In an awning structure, the combination of an awning, a rectangularframe supporting said awning frame, adjustable means for supporting saidframe from a wall and which is adapted for drawing anyone of the sidesof said frame toward a window.

3. In an awning structure, the combination of an awning, a framesupporting said awning, means for supporting said frame from a wall andadapted for inclining anyone of the sides of said frame toward a windowin said wall, and means for looking said frame in anyone. of saidpositions.

4. In an awning structure, the combination of an awning, a rectangularframe supporting said awning frame, adjustable means for supporting saidframe from a wall and which is adapted for drawing either one of thesides of saidframe toward a window, and means for locking said frame inanyone of said positions.

5. In an awning structure, the combination of an awning, a framesupport-ing said awning, mechanism for permitting a plurality ofadjustments to be made of anyone of the sides of the frame with respectto a given surface.

6. In an awning structure, the combina tion of an awning, a framesupporting said awning, mechanism for permitting a plurality ofadjustments to be made of anyone of the sides of the frame With respectto a given surface and means for locking said frame in any position.

7. In combination, a frame, an awning mounted in said frame, linkmechanism, brackets supporting said link mechanism from a well, saidlink mechanism permitting the top, bottom or sides of said frame to bedrawn toward said Wall, and means for locking said link mechanism inposition.

8. In combination, a frame, an awning mounted in said frame and adaptedto be unrolled to cover more or less of said frame, link mechanismsupporting said frame from a given surface and permitting said frame tobe moved to different positions parallel to said surface or a pluralityof angular positions in which anyone of the sides of said frame iseither closer to or farther from the given surface than the oppositeside, and means for locking said frame in anyone of said positions.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 19th day ofOctober A. D.

WILLIAM H. MEYST. WVitnesses:

LEONARD W. NOVANDER, LYNN A. WILLIAMS.

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